T 0166/98 (Vitamin A acid/KURARAY) of 14.03.2002
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2002:T016698.20020314
- Date of decision
- 14 March 2002
- Case number
- T 0166/98
- Petition for review of
- -
- Application number
- 93105047.0
- IPC class
- C07C 403/20
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- Distributed to board chairmen (C)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Process for producing vitamin A acid
- Applicant name
- KURARAY CO., LTD.
- Opponent name
- BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
- Board
- 3.3.01
- Headnote
- -
- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 56 1973
- Keywords
- Inventive step (yes) - non-obvious solution of the technical problem
- Catchword
- -
- Cited cases
- T 0219/83
- Citing cases
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ORDER
For these reasons it is decided that:
The appeal is dismissed.